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Definition or meaning of the English word Table
One of the two; external and internal; layers of compact bone; separated by diploe; in the walls of the cranium. (n.).
The company assembled round a table. (n.).
Hence; food placed on a table to be partaken of; fare; entertainment; as; to set a good table. (n.).
An article of furniture; consisting of a flat slab; board; or the like; having a smooth surface; fixed horizontally on legs; and used for a great variety of purposes; as in eating; writing; or working. (n.).
The arrangement or disposition of the lines which appear on the inside of the hand. (n.).
Any collection and arrangement in a condensed form of many particulars or values; for ready reference; as of weights; measures; currency; specific gravities; etc.; also; a series of numbers following some law; and expressing particular values correspondin (n.).
One of the divisions of a backgammon board; as; to play into the right-hand table. (n.).
To supply with food; to feed. (v. t.).
To delineate; as on a table; to represent; as in a picture. (v. t.).
To form into a table or catalogue; to tabulate; as; to table fines. (v. t.).
The part of a machine tool on which the work rests and is fastened. (n.).
A plane surface; supposed to be transparent and perpendicular to the horizon; -- called also perspective plane. (n.).
The upper flat surface of a diamond or other precious stone; the sides of which are cut in angles. (n.).
To live at the table of another; to board; to eat. (v. i.).
The games of backgammon and of draughts. (n.).
To make board hems in the skirts and bottoms of sails (v. t.).
The board on the opposite sides of which backgammon and draughts are played. (n.).
A stringcourse which includes an offset; esp.; a band of stone; or the like; set where an offset is required; so as to make it decorative. See Water table. (n.).
To lay or place on a table; as money. (v. t.).
Any smooth; flat surface upon which an inscription; a drawing; or the like; may be produced. (n.).
In parliamentary usage; to lay on the table; to postpone; by a formal vote; the consideration of a bill; motion; or the like (v. t.).
To enter upon the docket; as; to table charges against some one. (v. t.).
To insert; as one piece of timber into another; by alternate scores or projections from the middle; to prevent slipping; to scarf. (v. t.).
A circular plate of crown glass. (n.).
Hence; in a great variety of applications: A condensed statement which may be comprehended by the eye in a single view; a methodical or systematic synopsis; the presentation of many items or particulars in one group; a scheme; a schedule. (n.).
A view of the contents of a work; a statement of the principal topics discussed; an index; a syllabus; a synopsis; as; a table of contents. (n.).
A thin; flat piece of wood; stone; metal; or other material; on which anything is cut; traced; written; or painted; a tablet (n.).
A smooth; flat surface; like the side of a board; a thin; flat; smooth piece of anything; a slab. (n.).
A list of substances and their properties; especially; a list of the elementary substances with their atomic weights; densities; symbols; etc. (n.).
Translations for the English word Table
French Translation for the English word Table is table[Noun] Spanish Translation for the English word Table is mesa German Translation for the English word Table is Tabelle (f) Portuguese Translation for the English word Table is mesa Italian Translation for the English word Table is tavolo
Table Related Proverbs
Don’t lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen. - The meaning of this proverb is It’s foolish to take precautions after the damage they would have prevented has already been done. Another version of this saying is Don’t close the barn door after the horse runs away.
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